Trump voter fraud commission being moved to Department of Homeland Security
President Donald Trump decided to dissolve his commission on voter fraud Wednesday, citing refusal from states to cooperate with the commission.
Keelan: Vermont leaders should focus on the one issue that matters
I would urge those in government nonprofits and special interest groups to table what they believe are important issues and focus on how we bring to Vermont the resources state employers desperately need — employees willing to work and live here.
Sessions rescinds Obama-era policy, opens door to federal prosecution of pot legalization states
Democrats came out in full force Thursday against a new policy that would allow federal prosecutors to decide if they want to use their resources to go after marijuana, effectively nixing a former President Barack Obama administration policy that did the opposite.
Statehouse Headliners: Vermont House preps for pot vote Thursday
The Vermont House delays its pot legalization vote to Thursday, and marijuana-related arrests of African-Americans triple in weed-legal Washington, D.C.
Vermont needs more business investment, but not from tax incentives
Attracting new businesses to Vermont is a laudable goal, but tax incentives are not the way to do that.
Huma Abedin forwarded state passwords to Yahoo email account before it was hacked by foreign agents
Huma Abedin forwarded sensitive State Department emails, including passwords to government systems, to her personal Yahoo email account before every single Yahoo account was hacked.
10 ways the Trump administration beat back excessive regulation in 2017
Federal rulemaking slowed dramatically in 2017, with the Trump administration issuing two-thirds fewer regulations in its first year than both Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
Statehouse Headliners: On first day back, lawmakers to consider marijuana veto override
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, lawmakers will consider a marijuana veto override on first day back, drug recognition evaluation is not seen as ‘silver bullet’ to stop drug-impaired driving, and new bills include antlerless deer kill and ‘protecting’ abortion from Trump court.
McClaughry: The Trump ‘economic catastrophe’; Climate Justice Alliance rejects carbon tax
At the moment Donald Trump’s presidency seems to have produced a big adrenaline shot for a relatively stagnant U.S. economy.
Roper: Time for Congress to end ‘dues skimming’
Medicaid is a program intended to help the sick, elderly, disabled and poor, but in Vermont, it is also being used to quietly pad politically friendly unions’ bank accounts.
Feminist sociologist says we should joke more about abortion
A prominent feminist sociology professor argues that society should joke about abortions more to help change how culture views the procedure.
Fact Check: Did Obamacare have a record number of sign-ups for 2018 open enrollment?
About 8.8 million people signed up for 2018 health coverage on HealthCare.gov during this year’s open enrollment period ending Dec. 15, compared to 9.2 million sign-ups for 2017 coverage and 9.6 million for 2016 coverage.